CAPITALS, COUNTRIES, AND CONTINENTS Flashcards
General Knowledge
As of 2024, there are ____ countries in the world. This includes ____ member states of the United Nations (UN) and 2 observer states, which are the Holy See ____ and ____.
195
193
Vatican City
Palestine
Africa
The Capital of Algeria
Algiers
Africa
The Capital of Angola
Luanda
Africa
The Capital of Benin
Porto-Novo
Africa
The Capital of Botswana
Gaborone
Africa
The Capital of Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Africa
The Capital of Burundi
Gitega
Africa
The Capital of Cabo Verde
Praia
Africa
The Capital of Cameroon
Yaoundé
Africa
The Capital of Central African Republic
Bangui
Africa
The Capital of Chad
N’Djamena
Africa
The Capital of Comoros
Moroni
Africa
The Capital of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
Brazzaville
Africa
The Capital of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa/DRC)
Kinshasa
Africa
The Capital of Djibouti
Djibouti
Africa
The Capital of Egypt and is also the home to the Great Pyramids of Giza, built around 4,500 years ago
Cairo
Africa
The Capital of Equatorial Guinea
Malabo (planned capital: Ciudad de la Paz)
Africa
The Capital of Eritrea
Asmara
Africa
The Capital of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Mbabane
Africa
The Capital of Ethiopia
Fun Fact: Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in the world, and Addis Ababa is the seat of the African Union.
Ethiopia is the only African nation to successfully resist European colonization and maintains its unique calendar and script.
Addis Ababa
Africa
The Capital of Gabon
Libreville
Africa
The Capital of Gambia
Banjul
Africa
The Capital of Ghana
Accra
Africa
The Capital of Guinea
Conakry
Africa
The Capital of Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
Africa
The Capital of Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Africa
The Capital of Kenya it grew as a center for colonial trade and today is a hub for international organizations, including the UN Environment Programme.
Nairobi
Africa
The Capital of Lesotho
Maseru
Africa
It’s the Capital of Liberia and was founded by freed American slaves in the early 19th century, named after U.S. President James Monroe.
Monrovia
Africa
The Capital of Libya
Tripoli
Africa
The Capital of Madagascar
Antananarivo
Africa
The Capital of Malawi
Lilongwe
Africa
The Capital of Mali
Bamako
Africa
The Capital of Mauritania
Nouakchott
Africa
The Capital of Mauritius
Port Louis
Africa
It became the capital of Morocco in 1912 under French rule, shifting power away from the historical city of Fez.
Rabat
Africa
The Capital of Mozambique
Maputo
Africa
The Capital of Namibia
Windhoek
Africa
The Capital of Niger
Niamey
Africa
It was declared Nigeria’s capital in 1991, moving from the overpopulated Lagos for its central location and neutrality among ethnic groups.
Abuja
Africa
The Capital of Rwanda
Kigali
Africa
The Capital of Sao Tome and Principe
São Tomé
Africa
The Capital of Senegal
Dakar
Africa
The Capital of Seychelles
Victoria
Africa
The Capital of Sierra Leone
Freetown
Africa
The Capital of Somalia
Mogadishu
Africa
The Capital of South Africa
Pretoria (executive);
Bloemfontein (judicial);
Cape Town (legislative)
Africa
The Capital of South Sudan
Juba
Africa
The Capital of Sudan
Khartoum
Africa
The Capital of Tanzania
Dodoma (official);
Dar es Salaam (de facto)
Africa
The Capital of Togo
** Lomé**
Africa
The Capital of Tunisia
Tunis
Africa
The Capital of Uganda
Kampala
Africa
The Capital of Zambia
Lusaka
Africa
The Capital of Zimbabwe
Harare
Continents
How many Countries does the Continent Africa have?
54 countries
Continents
It is both a Country and a Continent
Australia
Continents
Enumerate the 7 continents
1. Africa
2. Antarctica
3. Asia
4. Australia/Oceania
5. Europe
6. North America
7. South America
Asia
The Capital of
Asia
